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                        Product Manual
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NL35 Series 7200.2 Serial ATA
ST3500841NS
ST3500641NS
100390104
Rev. C
August 2007                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                    
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                        Copyright © 2006-2007 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in USA Publication number: 100390104, Rev. C  August 2007 Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC  in the United States and/or other countries. NL35 Series, SeaTools and SeaTDD are either trademarks or  registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliated companies in the United States  and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered 
                    
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                        Contents 1.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.0 Drive specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.1 Formatted capacity*  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
                    
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                        List of Figures Figure 1. Typical 12V startup and operation current profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Figure 2. Jumper options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Figure 3. Attaching SATA cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Figure 4. Mounting dimensions—top, side and end view . . . . .
                    
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                        1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate  NL35 Series 7200.2 Serial ATA model drives: NL35 Series 7200.2 Serial ATA � ST3500841NS � ST3500641NS These drives provide the following key features: � 7,200 RPM spindle speed. � 8 Mbyte buffer on ST3500841NS drives  16 Mbyte buffer on ST3500641NS drives � High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates. � Tunneling Magnetoresistive (TMR) recording heads. � State-of-the-art c
                    
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                        1.1 About the Serial ATA interface The Serial ATA interface provides several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. The primary  advantages include: � Easy installation and configuration with true plug-and-play connectivity. It is not necessary to set any jump- ers or other configuration options. � Thinner and more flexible cabling for improved enclosure airflow and ease of installation. � Scalability to higher performance levels. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition f
                    
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                        2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal  power. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual to indicate  ST3500841NS and ST3500641NS models. 2.1 Formatted capacity*     Model Formatted capacity Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector ST3500641NS and ST3500841NS 500 Gbytes 976,773,168 512 *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible
                    
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                        2.3 Recording and interface technology Interface Serial ATA (SATA) Recording method 16/17 EPRML Recording density BPI (bits/inch max) 790.7k Track density TPI (tracks/inch avg) 134.4k 2 Areal density (Gbits/inch avg) 106.35 Spindle speed (RPM) (± 0.2%) 7,200 Internal data transfer rate (Mbits/sec max) 754 Sustained transfer rate (Mbytes/sec) 65 I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) 300 Interleave 1:1 Cache buffer 8 Mbytes (8,192 kbytes) on ST3500841NS drives 16 Mbytes (16,384 kbytes) on ST3500
                    
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                        2.6 Start/stop times Power-on to Ready (sec) 10 (max)  Standby to Ready (sec) 10 (max)  Ready to spindle stop (sec) 12 (max)  2.7 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. See Figure 3 on page 16. 2.7.1 Power consumption Power requirements for the drives are listed in the table on page 9. Typical power measurements are based on  an average of drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient  te
                    
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                        2.7.1.1 Typical current profile Figure 1. Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 2.7.2 Conducted noise Input noise ripple is measured at the host system power supply across an equivalent 80-ohm resistive load on  the +12 volt line or an equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on the +5 volt line. � Using 12-volt power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum of 120 mV peak-to-peak square-wave  injected noise at up to 10 MHz. � Using 5-volt power, the drive is expected to operate with
                    
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                        2.7.4 Power-management modes The drive provides programmable power management to provide greater energy efficiency. In most systems,  you can control power management through the system setup program. The drive features the following  power-management modes: Power modes Heads Spindle Buffer Active Tracking Rotating Enabled Idle Tracking Rotating Enabled Standby Parked Stopped Enabled Sleep Parked Stopped Disabled � Active mode  The drive is in Active mode during the read/write and seek operation
                    
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                        2.8 Environmental specifications 2.8.1 Ambient temperature Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive.  Actual drive case temperature should not exceed 69°C (156°F) within the operating ambient conditions. Above 1,000 feet (305 meters), the maximum temperature is derated linearly to 112°F (44°C) at 10,000 feet  (3,048 meters).  Operating: 0° to 60°C (32° to 140°F) Nonoperating: –40° to 70°C (–40° to 158°F) 2.8.2 Temperature gradient Ope
                    
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                        2.8.6 Vibration All vibration specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input vibration applied at the  drive mounting screws. Vibration may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis. 2.8.6.1 Operating vibration The maximum vibration levels that the drive may experience while meeting the performance standards speci- fied in this document are specified below. 5–22 Hz 0.25 Gs (Limited displacement) 23–350 Hz 0.50 Gs 351–500 Hz 0.25 Gs 2.8.6.2 Nonoperating vibration The maximum nonop
                    
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                        2.10 Electromagnetic immunity When properly installed in a representative host system, the drive operates without errors or degradation in  performance when subjected to the radio frequency (RF) environments defined in the following table: Table 3: Radio frequency environments Test Description Performance level Reference standard Electrostatic discharge Contact, HCP, VCP: ± 4 kV; Air: ± 8 kV B EN 61000-4-2: 95 Radiated RF immunity 80 to 1,000 MHz, 3 V/m,  A EN 61000-4-3: 96  80% AM with 1 kHz si
                    
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                        2.12 Agency certification 2.12.1 Safety certification The drives are recognized in accordance with UL 1950 and CSA C22.2 (950) and meet all applicable sections  of IEC950 and EN 60950 as tested by TUV North America. 2.12.2 Electromagnetic compatibility Hard drives that display the CE mark comply with the European Union (EU) requirements specified in the Elec- tromagnetic Compatibility Directive (89/336/EEC). Testing is performed to the levels specified by the product  standards for Information T
                    
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                        Radio and television interference. This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not  installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio  and television reception. This equipment is designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installa- tion. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment  does cause interference to 
                    
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                        2.14 Corrosive environment Seagate electronic drive components pass accelerated corrosion testing equivalent to 10 years exposure to  light industrial environments containing sulfurous gases, chlorine and nitric oxide, classes G and H per ASTM  B845. However, this accelerated testing cannot duplicate every potential application environment. Users  should use caution exposing any electronic components to uncontrolled chemical pollutants and corrosive  chemicals as electronic drive component relia
                    
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